A long time in law: DLA Piper hires SJ Berwin tax escapees from Reed Smith Hamish McNicol A trio of tax partners who joined Reed Smith in a 17-partner move from collapsed legacy SJ Berwin have moved…
Revolving Doors: Akin Gump and King & Spalding boost London benches while international lateral hiring continues apace Mark McAteer In a week dominated by European and international partner hires, US firms Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and King…
LLP latest: Ashurst management pay drops 18% amid turnover recovery Nathalie Tidman Ashurst’s management took home £8m in 2016/17, 18% less than the previous year, according to the firm’s recently published LLP…
Women deal stars: perspectives – Tamara Box, Reed Smith Marco Cillario ‘My career has been a tale of reinvention and creativity. I have been very lucky in that I have worked…
Women deal stars: perspectives – Penelope Warne, CMS Marco Cillario ‘Compared to ten years ago, in some ways it’s easier for women and in some it’s more difficult. It is…
Comment: Law firms will never just hand status to City women – they’ll have to take it Alex Novarese In a blow for traditionalists, our latest cover feature eschews profiling a group of hard-working, smart, highly-confident men who are talented…
Global London: Sidley and MoFo City outposts record double-digit revenue growth Marco Cillario Continuing the strong showing from US firms in London recently, Sidley Austin and Morrison & Foerster (MoFo)’s City offices recorded…
#MeToo spotlight still shines on law as former Linklaters partner jailed for sexual assault Marco Cillario A court in Munich has sentenced a former Linklaters partner to three years and three months in prison for sexual…
More bad news for Cadwalader – global revenue dips 10% in 2017 as 10-year slide continues Marco Cillario Revenues at Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft dropped by a striking 10% in 2017 as the firm persists with retrenching in…
Let’s be friends – Hogan Lovells hooks up with NewLaw darling Elevate for flexi-lawyer service Marco Cillario Hogan Lovells is the latest firm to venture into flexible lawyering after agreeing a partnership with New Law pioneer Elevate. The…
‘A wonderful opportunity’: Network Rail begins long journey to new £70m adviser panel Hamish McNicol Network Rail has begun its longest-ever panel review process for external adviser work, which could be worth up to £70m…
Guest post: The Legal 500 United Kingdom is changing – and it starts with the submissions David Burgess Those of you in the UK with fond memories of the hefty The Legal 500 books dropping onto your desks…
US moves: Freshfields hires DoJ heavyweight while White & Case opens Houston office Tom Baker Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has enhanced its US antitrust bench with the hire of veteran Eric Mahr from the Department of…
CC hits Newcastle for surprise takeover of Carillion’s volume legal arm Hamish McNicol Get your Magic Circle-meets-Geordie Shore quips ready as Clifford Chance (CC) has made a surprise acquisition of Carillion’s pioneering in-house legal…
Hill Dickinson cites focus on growth areas as it ships off insurance business to Keoghs Hamish McNicol National insurance and shipping specialist Hill Dickinson has completed the sale of part of its insurance business group to fellow LB100…
LLP accounts: HSF records ‘exceptional’ revenue growth in Europe as profit holds steady Tom Baker A standout performance in Europe helped Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) boost global revenues by 11% in 2016/17, according to the…
Deal Watch: European acquisitions generate big-ticket roles for Latham, Bakers and Bonelli Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins, Baker McKenzie, Clifford Chance (CC) and Allen & Overy (A&O) have lined up alongside a group of…
Natural selection: Darwin’s evolution to DLA Piper senior partner ‘only fitting’ Hamish McNicol DLA Piper has elected firm veteran Andrew Darwin its new senior partner after last year’s surprise departure of Juan Picón sparked…
Revolving doors: Clyde & Co launches in Hamburg with four-partner Ince team Marco Cillario Germany has today (12 February) taken centre stage in the European lateral recruitment market with Clyde & Co announcing the…
US firms continue City growth as White & Case and Cooley see double-digit revenue spike Nathalie Tidman White & Case’s City office posted revenue of $328m for 2017, a 13% increase on last year’s $290m figure, while…
